An unexpected discovery was made by doctors when they found a dandelion growing within a young baby’s ear canal.
Stunned medical staff in Beijing, China, encountered the flower after the concerned parents of a 16-month-old girl brought her to the hospital.
For over four months, the girl had been experiencing an ear infection, and her parents finally sought the help of a specialist when she began scratching her ear frequently.
Her mother noticed ‘something’ inside her daughter’s ear but told doctors that she couldn’t remove it herself. It was subsequently surgically extracted.
The Beijing Morning Post reported that the dandelion had grown to nearly 2cm long, with the moist conditions in the ear canal promoting its development.
‘Even the slightest bit of pressure put her at risk for internal bleeding, so it had to be removed,’ stated physician Gu Qinglong.
